1935 Jubilee Handicap Explained

The Jubilee Handicap was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 6 May 1935.[1] The race, which was organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club, was contested on a handicap basis over a distance of 100 miles.[2]

The race was won by H. Abbott driving an Austin Brooklands.[2] Abbott, who was the "limit man", started the race 18 minutes before "scratch" starters J. Pockett (Ford V8) and Barney Dentry (Riley)[2] His winning margin over second placed L. Burrows (Terraplane) was one second with third placed C. Pickworth (Terraplane) a further 27 seconds behind.[2]

Entries

There were fifteen entries for the race.[1]

DriverCarHandicap
J. PockettFord V8Scratch
C. PickworthTerraplaneScratch
L. BurrowsTerraplaneScratch
B. DentryRiley1m 32s
J. DayBugatti 8 s/c2m 8s
L. JenningsMG Magnette6m 8s
E. McKayLombard s/c8m 48s
H. BeithChrysler11m 8s
H. NormanMG Magnette11m 28m
V. MoloneyMG Magna12m 48s
L. JacksonRiley Imp12m 48s
L. MurphyMG P Type12m 48s
J. SidebottomSinger15m 28s
H. AllenSinger Le Mans16m 48s
H. AbbottAustin Brooklands18m 8s

Note: Handicaps as published with the race report in The Argus on 7 May differ in some cases from those published with the list of entries in The Argus on 29 April.

Race results

Pos.DriverCarHandicapRace Time
1H. AbbottAustin Brooklands18 m1h 35m 22s
2L. BurrowsTerraplane2 m1h 19m 23s
3C. PickworthTerraplane3 m 45s1h 22m 41s
4Les MurphyMG P Type10m1h 28m 18s
5Barney DentryRileyScratch1h 18m 40s
DNFJ. PockettFord V8Scratch-

Details of the other eight starters have not yet been ascertained.

Race statistics

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12233394 Sporting Car Club - Entries for Cowes Race, The Argus, Monday, 29 April 1935, page 14, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12236299 Abbott by a Second, The Argus, Tuesday 7 May 1935, page 4, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au